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| Year: | 1998 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Tony Scott |
| Genre: | High concept actioner |
| Starring: | Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/ |
| Tagline: | It's not paranoia if they're really after you. |
| Favourite line: | "I'm sick of this, you either shoot me, or tell me what the fuck is going on!" |
Will Smith is a man on the run. A lawyer with a stable family, a beautiful home, and everything going for him - if you are into materialistic bullshit that is ;-) - meets up with an old friend by chance, and finds himself hunted by the NSA, wanted dead because he now holds the key to a crime committed by a high powered politician.
Smith is very convincing as the man tormented by the injustice of his predicament, and Gene Hackman is as powerful as ever as the ex-spy who assists him reluctantly.
Explosive, well crafted, this is an above average high concept thriller.
Note - this is an unofficial updating of The Conversation, a similarly plotted movie from the 70's which also starred Gene Hackman.
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